Chapter 102 (Main Story End)

Seeing the smiles on their faces, Wang Qingqing suddenly covered her face and burst into tears. It had been nearly ten years since she was diagnosed with AIDS, and she had finally waited long enough to reach the best possible ending.

Now that they knew their daughter could be saved, Wang Jianguo and his wife immediately knelt before Shen Lihuan. Ever since they learned that their daughter had contracted AIDS, not a single day had passed without fear and anxiety. What kind of disease is AIDS? It’s a death sentence!

From the first detected case of AIDS to now, so many years had gone by, yet not a single truly curative drug had emerged. There had never even been one recorded case of complete recovery. Everyone said that once you got AIDS, all you could do was wait to die.

But their daughter—how old was she when she got sick? Only sixteen. She hadn’t even reached adulthood, hadn’t gotten married or had children, hadn’t accomplished anything in life, hadn’t experienced any of the world’s beauty.

As parents, they would’ve rather been the ones to get sick than let their daughter suffer like this.

Now that she could be saved, how could they not be overwhelmed with joy?

Shen Lihuan and You Changqing hurried to help them up and comforted them for a long time. Only then did the Wang family wipe their tears and cheerfully pack their things to return to the capital with Shen Lihuan and You Changqing. When they first went back to their hometown, it had been with the thought of living there forever. Now, as they left again, their hearts were full of hope. Life really was full of ups and downs, but the lucky ones manage to survive the darkest days.

The AIDS cure developed by Shen Lihuan involved three treatment courses, each lasting one week. Like most antiretroviral drugs, hers also came with intense side effects. That was unavoidable—if you wanted to eliminate the HIV virus, the medication had to be powerful.

In the first week of injections, Wang Qingqing experienced headaches, nausea, vomiting, and uncontrollable diarrhea. She developed a high fever.

In the second week, rather than improving, her symptoms worsened. Abnormalities also began appearing in her liver and kidney functions.

Her parents secretly wiped away tears as they watched her suffer, but they knew all too well that this kind of pain was unavoidable in the fight to cure AIDS. If their daughter could make it through these three weeks, she would be saved.

In the third week, the side effects began to lessen. Wang Qingqing stopped having diarrhea, the headaches vanished, and she no longer felt nauseated. By the end of the final treatment course, all her symptoms had disappeared.

Shen Lihuan and Professor Qu took two drops of blood from her finger for testing. An hour later, both of them emerged from the lab with smiles on their faces and handed Wang Qingqing a test report. “Congratulations, your AIDS has been cured.”

Looking at the bold “Negative” stamped across the report, Wang Qingqing instantly burst into tears. These were tears of joy. She clutched the report tightly to her chest and let out a hoarse cry. After ten long years, she could finally release all the pain she had held inside.

Wang Jianguo and his wife also burst into tears and embraced their daughter tightly. Their family had finally found salvation.

Shen Lihuan gently touched her chest. She had fulfilled the promise she made to Wang Qingqing. She hoped that all AIDS patients in the world could receive redemption like this.

No one knew the exact number of people living with AIDS globally. Over sixty million cases had been documented, and more than ten million had already died from it. The sheer scale of the disease made people tremble with fear at the mere mention of AIDS.

You Changqing was immensely proud upon learning that Lihuan had successfully developed a cure. Such an extraordinary person was her wife. She truly felt proud and honored.

Shen Lihuan embraced her and stroked her silky hair. “Changqing, once I wrap up things during this period, I’m going to take a break. When the time comes, let’s apply to raise two children. One with my surname, and one with yours.”

You Changqing’s eyes sparkled with excitement. “Really?!”

“Mhm. We talked about this long ago, but I kept putting it off because of work. After being busy all these years, it’s time I finally took a rest.”

Shen Lihuan kissed her hair tenderly, full of guilt. Seeing how happy Changqing was just hearing about having two kids, she silently vowed to rest for a longer period—to truly accompany her beloved Changqing.

October 1st. A date to be remembered by people all over the world. On this day, a piece of world-shaking news was released: Dr. Shen Lihuan and her team had spent five years developing a special drug that successfully cured AIDS. So far, eight patients had been cured.

This news replayed repeatedly on national television. Countless viewers were so stunned they dropped their remote controls.

Huang Xianru, as always, watched the national news broadcast on time. The moment she saw the report, she froze for several seconds, then screamed, eyes brimming with tears.

Her family rushed in at the sound of her scream, thinking something terrible had happened. Seeing her jumping like a madwoman, someone slapped her on the back. “You little brat, what the hell are you yelling about?”

Huang Xianru turned to her grandmother, the first to arrive in the living room, and cried out, “Grandma, my brother can be saved!”

Her voice trembled as she went on, “The news just said Dr. Shen and her team have successfully developed a drug that cures AIDS—and it’s already been proven with actual cases.”

Grandma Huang’s expression froze for a moment, then suddenly became so overwhelmed that her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

Xianru and her family quickly caught her. “Grandma! What’s wrong? Don’t scare us!”

It took quite a while before Grandma Huang regained consciousness, her old face now covered in tears. “My poor grandson… he’s finally saved!”

AIDS is transmitted through sex, blood, and mother-to-child pathways. Huang Xianru’s brother had contracted it through the first route.

He had fallen in love with the wrong person—a man with AIDS who, out of bitterness, sought revenge on society. Though he knew he had AIDS, he still got involved with Xianru’s brother and had sex with him. If her brother hadn’t gotten tested, he might never have learned that the person he loved was a deranged scumbag.

Watching her brother suffer in agony, Xianru and her family had hated that man enough to wish they could tear him apart. But the man had jumped off a building, and they never got their revenge.

They had once thought her brother’s life was over, ruined by a monster. But heaven never shuts all doors. His salvation had finally arrived.

Huang Xianru covered her face and wept tears of joy.

There were many others as emotional as Huang Xianru. As soon as the news was broadcast, tens of thousands of comments flooded the official website of the national television station.

“6666, Dr. Shen is amazing, she even found a cure for AIDS!”

“I’m about to get on my knees and call Dr. Shen daddy! She’s just too incredible!”

“I have a friend who unfortunately contracted AIDS. She’s a good girl, just hadn’t met the right person and got infected. If this news is true, I want to thank Dr. Shen on her behalf! She’s going to save countless families!”

“I don’t know much about people living with AIDS. My first thought when I hear someone has it is whether they lived promiscuously. But reading your comment made me realize not all AIDS patients are like that. Thank you, Dr. Shen, for everything you’ve done for them.”

“Thank you, Dr. Shen!”

“Thank you +10086!”

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When this news was reported back to other countries by foreign journalists, countless AIDS patients immediately headed to the Green Country, which had suddenly become the most desirable destination for them.

The Shen family also owned a pharmaceutical company, but the interests involved were too vast for them to handle alone. After a discussion between Shen Lihuan and Shen Jiashu, they decided to collaborate with other pharmaceutical groups.

The business side of things was left to Shen Jiashu to manage. Shen Lihuan wasn’t interested in those matters; all she wanted was to wrap up the negotiations as soon as possible and get the drug on the market, so patients could be freed from pain and suffering quickly.

Ever since Shen Lihuan developed the detox vaccine, she had been recognized as a key scientific talent by the state, and had been protected by bodyguards in secret. Had she not been so young at the time, she would have been a strong contender for that year’s Green Country Medical Science Award.

Now that she had successfully developed a cure for AIDS, she wasn’t just guaranteed the Green Country Medical Science Award—she would be a global medical prize recipient. Her number of bodyguards increased, and even when she and You Changqing went to the hospital to apply for child cultivation, they had to go fully disguised.

When the doctor announced the baby cultivation had succeeded and they could come back in three months to see the babies, You Changqing was so excited she cupped Shen Lihuan’s face and kissed her several times. Shen Lihuan laughed, wrapped her arms around her slender waist, and kissed her back. The doctor, who had been smiling just a moment ago, was stuffed full of dog food. Remembering his own single status, he turned away with a bitter face.

Gu Qinglan was over the moon when she heard that she would have two adorable granddaughters in nine months. She and Guan Kening rushed to the maternity store and bought enough baby supplies to fill a room. If Shen Lihuan hadn’t stopped their madness, they probably would have kept on shopping.

Eleven-year-old Youyou and nine-year-old Guoguo were thrilled to learn they were going to become uncle and aunt. They eagerly started pooling their pocket money to buy gifts for their little nieces.

Over the past five years, Guan Kening had given birth to another son named Juanjuan. His hair was naturally curly, hence the name. Now four years old, when he found out he was no longer the youngest in the house, he clapped his chubby little hands with a serious expression to show his excitement. The boy had inherited his father’s deadpan face—red lips and white teeth on a serious little face made him cutely stern, and the whole family loved teasing him.

In June the following year, Shen Lihuan was awarded the Green Country Medical Science Award. Netizens began calling her not just Dr. Shen, but Shen Big Boss.

In September of the same year, Shen Lihuan received the Global Medical Award, becoming the youngest laureate in its history.

By then, her twin daughters were nearly three months old. As she stood on stage to accept the award, You Changqing was at home watching her with their children. The two babies recognized Shen Lihuan on the screen and clung to it, babbling “ah ah ah” as if they were calling “Mama, Mama.”

After accepting the trophy, Shen Lihuan let her calm gaze sweep across the audience and began delivering her acceptance speech with steady composure.

“This special drug isn’t just my achievement. My team and my mentors have all contributed immense effort to this work. This trophy is also awarded to them.”

“…Lastly, I want to thank my wife. When I was immersed in my research, she constantly reminded me to eat and sleep on time. She often made nourishing soup and medicinal congee and brought it to the research institute for me. She’s also an executive of her own company, just as busy as I am, yet she still made time to cook for me.”

In front of countless people, Shen Lihuan began to show off her love.

“The thing I’m proudest of in this life isn’t creating a cure for AIDS—it’s that I locked down my wife early and married her right after graduation.”

The hint of pride in her tone made even the top scientists in the audience chuckle.

“The fact that I succeeded in developing the cure also owes something to my wife. We are in this together.”

When Shen Lihuan finished speaking, applause rang out below. Watching from the screen, You Changqing’s eyes were full of gentle joy as she looked at the brilliant Shen Lihuan. The thing I’m proudest of in this life is also being with you early, and marrying you.

Lihuan, you are the most beautiful scenery I have ever encountered in this life.

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